On September 13, local time, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an order appointing Morgulov as the new Russian ambassador to China.
For the Chinese, the name Morgulov may not be as familiar as Denisov, the current Russian ambassador to China.
According to the website of the "Russian International Affairs Committee", the new ambassador's full name is Igo Morgulov, a member of the Russian International Affairs Committee.
He graduated from the Lomonosov Institute of African and Asian Studies of Moscow State University and speaks fluent Chinese and English.
A reporter from China Youth Daily and China Youth Daily noted that, like the previous two Russian ambassadors to China, Razov and Denisov, Morgulov also had work experience in China and served as the deputy minister of foreign affairs of Russia. .
According to the website of the "Russian International Affairs Committee", Morgulov has been working in the Russian diplomatic system since 1991, and has also held diplomatic positions in the central agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and in China, the United States and Japan, including: From 2006 to 2009, he served as the Counselor of the Russian Embassy in China; from 2009 to 2011, he served as the Director of the First Asian Department; in December 2011, he served as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
He was also awarded the Russian Order of Honor, Second Class, and the Order of Merit to the Fatherland.
"From the resume of the new ambassador, he is no stranger to China and Sino-Russian relations." Li Yonghui, a researcher at the Institute of Russian, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and deputy director of the Russian Diplomatic Office, told a reporter from China Youth Daily and China Youth Daily. In the interview, he said that the selection and appointment of the three ambassadors by the Russian government has enabled China-Russia relations to continue in the same strain.
The new ambassador's work experience in China will help further consolidate the foundation of Sino-Russian relations and promote the further development of Sino-Russian relations.
Li Yonghui said: "In the 30 years since the disintegration of the Soviet Union, successive Russian ambassadors to China have witnessed how Sino-Russian relations have developed step by step. The Sino-Russian strategic partnership is based on pragmatic cooperation in various fields, including economic, cultural and military cooperation. Wait."
Li Yonghui's first impression of the new ambassador to China was "pragmatic".
She participated in the Russia-ASEAN relations seminar held in Sochi in 2016. When Morgulov delivered a keynote speech at the meeting as deputy foreign minister, he particularly emphasized Russia's "Look East" strategy, expressing the hope that Russia will strengthen Contacts with Asia-Pacific countries are integrated into the integration process of Asia-Pacific economic cooperation.
Li Yonghui believes that after taking office, Morgulov will focus on energy, food, finance and digital trade to promote practical cooperation between China and Russia.
Li Yonghui further pointed out that Russia's "Look East" strategy has two meanings: one is to develop the Far East region internally, expand cooperation between the Far East region and the world, and make the Far East a growth point for Russia's domestic economy; the other is to implement it in the Asia-Pacific region Diversified diplomacy, developing relations with Asia-Pacific countries and international organizations.
Putin's appointment of Morgulov shows Russia's intention to further strengthen its "Look East" Asia-Pacific strategy, build a multi-polar pattern and reconstruct the international economic order.
Another impression of Li Yonghui on Morgulov is that he has "rich diplomatic experience".
According to media reports such as Itar-Tass News Agency and Satellite News Agency, Morgulov has participated in multilateral negotiations such as Russia-Japan peace treaty negotiations and talks on the Korean Peninsula issue many times as Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, and is very familiar with foreign affairs in the Asia-Pacific region.
The resume of the current Russian ambassador to China Denisov shows that since he entered the diplomatic system in 1992, apart from serving in the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs system and briefly serving in the embassy in Egypt, most of his diplomatic career has been in China. spend.
Li Yonghui believes that through the appointment of the new ambassador, it can be seen that Putin's foreign strategy is undergoing a major adjustment, that is, taking China as a key country and strengthening diplomatic ties with China's neighboring countries.
"I hope that the new ambassador Morgulov can uphold the principles of Sino-Russian relations, such as: friendship from generation to generation, never being an enemy, not forming an alliance, not confronting, not targeting a third party, always being a good partner and good neighbor, and working together for the region and the world. contribute to global peace and stability," Li Yonghui said.
This newspaper, Beijing, September 13th
China Youth Daily, China Youth Daily reporter Hu Wenli Source: China Youth Daily